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Rethinking risk: Why NOS belongs in a retailer’s buying strategy

As customer behavior has been in flux for years and sell-through windows continue to shrink, Never Out of Stock (NOS) strategies are proving essential for fashion retailers looking to build resilience and safeguard margins during unpredictable seasons like Spring/Summer. A long-standing concept with renewed value NOS is not new. Many fashion...

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Spring/Summer without stress: How Cup of Joe’s NOS strategy supports in-season flexibility

Spring/Summer is a key sales period for denim, but also one of the most volatile. Unpredictable weather, shifting consumer behaviour, and compressed selling windows make pre-season planning increasingly complex. To help retailers navigate these challenges, Cup of Joe offers a seasonless NOS (Never Out of Stock) programme that ensures flexibility...

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Always in stock: How the NOS strategy is revolutionising retail

The 'Never Out of Stock' (NOS) concept is increasingly gaining traction in the fashion industry, bringing about a profound transformation in inventory management. By ensuring the constant availability of essential products and classic basics, brands are discovering new ways to utilise their resources more efficiently and extend the lifecycles of...

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Mastering the Balance: The Rise of 'Never Out of Stock' in Retail, Unpacked with Cup of Joe

In the dynamic arena of fashion retail, 'Never Out of Stock' (NOS) is garnering significant attention. An increasing number of retailers are turning to this unique strategy - jeanswear brand Cup of Joe has made NOS styles an inherent part of their collections. The NOS model's essential principle is maintaining a continual supply of select staple...

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Breaking the pattern: The apparel brands ditching trends and seasons

In an industry that thrives from constant change, a handful of fashion brands have broken away from convention to refine timeless apparel collections. Their seasonless business models proved notably resilient during the pandemic when many clothing companies suffered from overstock and supply chain woes. Could they serve as a viable alternative...

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Pre-ordering: “It is now a matter of having enough merchandise”

Many fashion retailers have reduced their pre-order budgets in the last three seasons due to the pandemic and were faced with empty warehouses, especially last autumn. Now the willingness of fashion retailers to increase their pre-order quota is on the rise. The current war in Ukraine also plays a role emotionally and concretely in terms of...

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The future is sustainable

Sustainable fashion and textile manufacturing and operations will be playing a larger role in the new National Occupational Standards (NOS), which provide a clear description of what people need to be able to do in order to perform their job competently. Sector Skills Council (SSC) for the Creative Industries are consulting employers, unions and...